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- 1915 (Creation)
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84 pages, containing 36 typescript pages with photographs and Appendices
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The report was compiled by Major S.M. Pritchard, O.C. of Native Affairs in the Protectorate of Ovamboland in 1915, on a visit paid by him to Ovamboland to notify the chiefs of the military protectorate, obtain labour for the railways and establish the boundaries.
The report is illustrated with photographs of Ovamboland including Tsumeb, Otijwarango, Namutoni, Namakunde, mission stations, scenes of surrendered Germans and Portuguese troops and of chiefs Martin and Mandume.
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The photographs are numbered and described as they appeared in the report.
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The photographs have been printed on low quality photo paper and the images are dark and faded. All photographs have been digitised and their contrast enhanced for online display.
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Photos have been removed from the report and are stored with photographic collection material.